James Anderson

New and even older silver bullion buyers should consider multiple factors deciding what forms of silver bullion to buy.

Here we drill into Silver Coins vs. Silver Bars. What are some of the factors people buy one over the other?

Multivariate and wide-ranging. Reasoning can be simple as the lowest premiums over spot versus subjective decisions of beauty and collectability. 

Come think through some of the reasonings so you are better informed and fully committed for your silver bullion product choices.

January 2026 will be remembered as a shock month for precious metals, delivering silver’s best performance in decades and volatility that caught even veteran market watchers off guard. Silver started the year near $70 on January 1 and surged to an all-time nominal high of $121 on January 29—then everything changed. In less than 30 hours, the market violently reversed, with silver plunging from its peak. By Friday afternoon, January 30, prices bottom just below $75 per ounce, marking one of the most brutal daily corrections in silver’s trading history. Gold and the broader precious-metals complex were swept into the chaos as well, with massive upside and downside moves packed into a single week. Silver surged, then crashed in dramatic fashion—watch the video to understand what unfolded last week behind the price action.

Silver just delivered one of its most volatile weeks on record, surging decisively above $100 per ounce as physical demand overwhelmed paper pricing. The move confirms this rally is being driven by tight supply and real-world buying, not speculative leverage. Gold is right behind it, finishing the week just shy of $5,000 per ounce, underscoring the strength of the broader precious metals bull market. At the same time, a clear divergence is opening between the U.S. and Chinese silver markets, with China showing shrinking inventories and persistently higher premiums. Watch the video to get fully up to speed on the forces driving this historic metals bull run—and why global price discovery is increasingly shifting east.

This past week delivered some of the most volatile price action the precious metals market has seen in years — and the headlines barely scratch the surface. Silver and gold didn’t just move higher; they signaled a major repricing already underway, with parts of the world effectively paying $100 silver today. While Western spot prices lag behind, global physical markets are moving first, revealing where real demand is setting the tone. Add in rising political pressure, tightening inventories, and accelerating industrial use, and the next phase of this bull market is coming into focus fast. To fully grasp what just happened — and what these trends mean going forward — this is a week you absolutely need to watch broken down in the video.

This past week in silver was anything but boring, and it all started with a bang. The spot silver price ripped higher in Asian trading, surging nearly $84 an ounce to a new nominal high before most investors had their morning coffee. What followed was a violent, whipsaw sell off, with sharp up and down moves that shook out anyone unprepared for real volatility. By the end of the week, silver settled at $72.86 an ounce, but the story behind those moves matters far more than the closing price. If you want to understand what really happened, why it matters, and what it could signal next, this is a week you do not want to miss, watch the full video.